A Chef's Guide to Argentine Food Across USA
Argentine cuisine is more than a meal—it's a story of tradition, migration, and community.
This chef-curated guide, created by the Argentine chef Florencia Cusumano, brings together restaurants, bakeries, cafés, specialty markets, butcher shops, and other businesses that keep Argentine food and culture alive across the United States.
Whether you're searching for an authentic meal, looking for a taste of home, or discovering Argentine cuisine for the first time, this guide is designed to help you explore the places, flavors, and people that make Argentina's culinary identity so unique and stories that connect Argentina and USA through food.
New York & New Jersey
First Time Trying Argentine Food?
If you're new to Argentine cuisine, start here:
Empanadas:
Criollas Baked, NY ⭐ || Patria Station Cafe, NJ || Porteño, NY
Medialunas:
Cafe Baires, NJ || Di Blu Bakery, NJ ⭐ || Bertoni, Brooklyn, NY || Mostrador Marran, Montauk, NY 🚗
Asado:
El Gauchito, Queens, NY ⭐ || Palermo Bistro, NY || Libertador, Brooklyn, NY
Milanesa & Milanesa Sandwich:
Patria Station Cafe, NJ || Porteño, NY || Raices Argentinas, Brooklyn, NY
Pizza:
Biby's Empanadas & Pizza, NJ || Alberto's Restaurant & Pizzeria, NJ⭐
Alfajor:
Criollas Baked, NY (Pistacho Alfajor) || Di Blu Bakery, NJ (Maicena alfajor)
Great Meat Cuts:
La Porteña, NJ🚗 || Balvanera, NY
Dulce de leche:
Porteño, NY (Flan de DDL) || Goat Bakeshop, NY (facturas) || Cafe Baires, NJ (pastries) ⭐
Choripán:
R40, Long Island, NY ⭐
Helado (Ice Cream):
GERMANO'S Premium Gelato & Coffee 🚗 || Bertoni Gelato, Brooklyn, NY⭐
🚗Worth the trip ⭐Chef's Pick